Point #2: Friends and Family.
You're going to want to have a will written up beforehand. That way, your friends and family know who you want to get your belongings. Make sure that the will has been written a few years prior to when you are actually going to fake your death, again so as to allay suspicion.
They're going to mourn, they're going to cry, and if they're anything like my family there are going to be some ugly fights over your stuff when you're "dead". One thing to keep in mind is that you'll never be able to show your face again if you fake your death, so be absolutely certain that you want to go through with it before you do. (Imagine being a family member of someone who faked their death, only for them to come back years later. What would you do?? Probably scream and shout and report them to the police, huh?)
You will definitely have to skip town. They cannot know that you're alive, or it'll mess everything up that you've so carefully planned.
Point #3: Means.
Faking your death isn't easy. The government investigates crashes and disappearances quite heavily. Your best bet is going to be something along the lines of an automobile accident. Keep in mind, you'll have to arrange a plausible reason for the "accident" to happen, and if necessary be willing to sacrifice a finger or toe in order to provide DNA evidence that you did, indeed, die in the flaming hulk of a car.
If you use a car crash, it's generally a good idea to be planning this "car trip" for months (or years) in advance, and let other people know that you're going to be taking it. If you're planning a fiery car crash, be prepared to explain why the car crash happened. Read up on satellites monitoring the area. Perhaps choose a cloudy day, or a late night, for the actual crash. Make SURE there's no one around.
A heavily fuel-laden vehicle will catch fire under certain circumstances. I recommend purchasing a Ford Pinto, or a similar model well-known for being flammable/having issues. Again, you’ll want to make the purchase some years before actually faking your death.
Another common means of faking one’s death used to be “boating accidents”, as these are very hard to find once sunk. However, as time has gone on, trackers on boats have become more common. It’s still very difficult to find a dead body in the ocean though.
Have an extraction plan ready. Are you going to crash the car near where your Cash Stash is hidden? Are you hiding another car to get away in? If on a boat, have you hired someone to come pick you up when you sink the boat you came out in?